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Can you order these cakes at Sainsbury’s?

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    Can you order these cakes at Sainsbury’s?

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    "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

    #2
    Worth a shot - take a photo in and ask. And wear a pair of good running shoes.

    I think there's also an opportunity for improvement with a strategically placed pink candle.
    Last edited by voodooflux; 14 June 2008, 14:41.
    Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?

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      #3
      Is facio in meus apparatus

      ...is ungrammatical, but if it was grammatical it would mean "I'm doing him in my readiness".
      do you want to say "I do it in my kit"? If so, "cum meis insigniis id facio" might be better.

      except "doing it" isn't a Latin idiom innuendo. So probably "cum meis insigniis opus facio" ("I do the job..."), or maybe "in meis insigniis ludo" ("I play...").

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        #4
        Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post
        ...is ungrammatical, but if it was grammatical it would mean "I'm doing him in my readiness".
        do you want to say "I do it in my kit"? If so, "cum meis insigniis id facio" might be better.

        except "doing it" isn't a Latin idiom innuendo. So probably "cum meis insigniis opus facio" ("I do the job..."), or maybe "in meis insigniis ludo" ("I play...").
        The original was the closest that a friend of mine could get to "It works on my machine." Unfortunately I am not qualified to comment on the accuracy of the translation - but please feel free to suggest something closer
        Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?

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          #5
          Sunt item quae appelantur alces

          - Julius Caesar



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            #6
            Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
            Sunt item quae appelantur alces

            - Julius Caesar



            They should have used walls to lean on.
            My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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              #7
              CENTURION: What's this, then? 'Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'?
              BRIAN: It-- it says, 'Romans, go home'.
              CENTURION: No, it doesn't. What's Latin for 'Roman'? Come on!
              BRIAN: Aah!
              CENTURION: Come on!
              BRIAN: 'R-- Romanus'?
              CENTURION: Goes like...?
              BRIAN: 'Annus'?
              CENTURION: Vocative plural of 'annus' is...?
              BRIAN: Eh. 'Anni'?
              CENTURION: 'Romani'. 'Eunt'? What is 'eunt'?
              BRIAN: 'Go'. Let--
              CENTURION: Conjugate the verb 'to go'.
              BRIAN: Uh. 'Ire'. Uh, 'eo'. 'Is'. 'It'. 'Imus'. 'Itis'. 'Eunt'.
              CENTURION: So 'eunt' is...?
              BRIAN: Ah, huh, third person plural, uh, present indicative. Uh, 'they go'.
              CENTURION: But 'Romans, go home' is an order, so you must use the...?
              BRIAN: The... imperative!
              CENTURION: Which is...?
              BRIAN: Umm! Oh. Oh. Um, 'i'. 'I'!
              CENTURION: How many Romans?
              BRIAN: Ah! 'I'-- Plural. Plural. 'Ite'. 'Ite'.
              CENTURION: 'Ite'.
              BRIAN: Ah. Eh.
              CENTURION: 'Domus'?
              BRIAN: Eh.
              CENTURION: Nominative?
              BRIAN: Oh.
              CENTURION: 'Go home'? This is motion towards. Isn't it, boy?
              BRIAN: Ah. Ah, dative, sir! Ahh! No, not dative! Not the dative, sir! No! Ah! Oh, the... accusative! Accusative! Ah! 'Domum', sir! 'Ad domum'! Ah! Oooh! Ah!
              CENTURION: Except that 'domus' takes the...?
              BRIAN: The locative, sir!
              CENTURION: Which is...?!
              BRIAN: 'Domum'.
              CENTURION: 'Domum'.
              BRIAN: Aaah! Ah.
              CENTURION: 'Um'. Understand?
              BRIAN: Yes, sir.
              CENTURION: Now, write it out a hundred times.
              BRIAN: Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir.
              CENTURION: Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
              The vegetarian option.

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                #8
                Vidi, Vici, Veni
                "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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                  #9
                  eh???
                  It's Deja-vu all over again!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
                    Vidi, Vici, Veni
                    Wrong way round - said the actress.... etc.....

                    Shirley?

                    Also, no commas!!!

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